Patients The study population consisted of 15 patients, who were referred to evaluate the hemodynamic severity of their long-term mitral regurgitation and who subsequently had successful mitral valve ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

A true test of durability will take many more years, but if the valve holds up, it’s “potentially a game changer,” say ...

Overall age-adjusted mortality rates have fallen, but the poorest parts of the world aren’t sharing in the benefits.

From Cutler’s first attempt to treat the mitral valve by inserting a tenotomy knife through the left ventricle, to Carpentier’s introduction of several repair techniques and a functional ...

Rationale: Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common valvopathy that leads to mitral insufficiency, heart failure, and sudden death. Functional genomic studies in mitral valves are needed to better ...